NORRISTOWN — East meets West and goes South of the Border for a melting pot of flavors at a little DeKalb Street oasis known as Casa Bonita International Cuisine.

Mexico may get top billing in the name — co-owner Jeanie Kim liked the fact that it means “beautiful house” — but the menu shines a spotlight on both Korean and Mexican cuisines, with classic American fare like hamburgers, cheesesteaks and chicken wings playing an important supporting role.

The latter provides a comfortable safety net, if nothing else, for cautious appetites who crave a taste of the familiar.

But whatever culinary adventure you choose here, chefs Jeanie Kim and her sister, Gina Kim, will make you feel right at home, without a hint of gourmet pretension in their culinary attitude.

That probably helps to explain why the neighborhood and surrounding area has really sunk its teeth into their cooking since the eatery debuted earlier this spring.

“We took five months to prepare, to get the place ready and have the right menu,” Jeanie Kim said. “We focus on Mexican and Korean because of the population of the area, and we are finding that Americans are very willing to try Korean food more and more. But we knew if we gave the place a Korean name, not as many would be willing to try us.”

The sisters, who hail from Horsham, are of Korean descent, but have dabbled in many types of cooking in their home kitchens, Kim said.

“My whole family, grandmother, mother, are very good cooks, and even though they are not professional, they are always asked by neighbors to cook for parties. Through them, my sister and I have been exposed to all kinds of cooking and we are listening to our customers to see what they want on the menu.”

After years of pleasing the appetites of friends and family, the sisters threw caution to the wind and came to Norristown to open their first restaurant.

In the mini shopping center with ample parking that is anchored by DeKalb Market, Casa Bonita nicely mirrors the evolving ethnic palate of Norristown while providing a cheerful commercial magnet right on DeKalb Street.

The restaurant has positioned itself not as a fusion of the diverse flavors of Korea and Mexico, but more as a “mainstream” eatery that just happens to have a variety of fine grub under the same roof.

The dining room is a softly illuminated, utterly inviting retreat. But wait, is that an artificial Christmas tree propped up in the corner providing a bit of that radiance?

“Yes, I wanted to find a place for the tree because it looks so pretty,” Kim said, smiling.

Everything is made from scratch daily, mostly by Gina Kim and a chef who was hired specifically to create the Mexican dishes.

Though Korean food hasn’t yet cracked American culture as aggressively as Chinese, the cuisines are similar, Kim said.

“We introduced a lot of Korean foods as a buffet for a party here a few weeks ago, and people loved it,” she recalled.

However, the dish that has quietly emerged as the star of the menu is the Fish Taco — which is truly the catch of the day any day of the week for lunch or for dinner.

Diners have wholeheartedly adopted it as a signature dish from the day the restaurant opened.

A mere $6.50 buys you a hearty pair of these Baja-inspired beauties, served with hunks of premium fish and shredded cabbage, infused with the perfect dash of heat and brightened with a touch of fresh cilantro — all piled into soft, warm tortillas.

Casa Bonita succeeds in bringing something fresh to Norristown’s table, which hasn’t witnessed many chefs who could master the seemingly impossible task of juggling an international bill of fare.

“We know many American people hesitate to try different foods, so we serve them the best quality meat and seafood we can find, no matter what they are ordering,” Kim said. “We don’t accept low quality food. We don’t think about how much the food costs, just about how fresh and good it is because we serve our customers like family, and think about price later. Some people say you will lose money,” she added, “but in the end, when people are satisfied, we feel we will be rewarded.”